What's happening
This bill creates a Voluntary Recovery Fund to support addiction recovery programs, funded by a portion of certain tax revenues.
Why it matters
Creates a dedicated and protected funding stream. for addiction recovery programs, ensuring that financial support for recovery is not subject to annual budget negotiations and cuts, but rather comes from a stable, ongoing source.
Directs a portion of tax revenues (specifically, 1% of certain collections). into the new fund, which means existing state revenue is being earmarked for recovery efforts instead of being absorbed into general spending—potentially increasing resources for addiction services without raising new taxes.
Grants the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services oversight and rule-making power. over how funds are distributed, giving specialized experts rather than general lawmakers the authority to shape and adapt funding allocations according to current needs and best practices.
Limits fund use to state-approved organizations providing space and equipment for voluntary recovery programs. , which could help ensure money goes to evidence-based, vetted providers rather than unproven or fraudulent operations.
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Fund Addiction Recovery Programs
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History
- Referred to ways and means
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1926
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 18, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL, RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to establishing the voluntary recovery fund
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-m to read as follows:
§ 97-m. Voluntary recovery fund. 1. There is hereby established in the custody of the state comptroller a special fund to be known as the voluntary recovery fund.
2. Such fund shall consist of all moneys received pursuant to subdivision three of section one hundred seventy-one-a of the tax law, all moneys appropriated for the purpose of such fund, all moneys transferred to such fund pursuant to law, contributions consisting of promises or grants of any money or property of any kind or value, or any other thing of value, including grants or other financial assistance from any agency of government and all moneys required by the provisions of this section or any other law to be paid into or credited to this fund.
3. Moneys of the fund, when allocated, shall be available to the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services and shall be used to provide financial support for organizations approved by the New York state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, that provide space and equipment to voluntary addiction recovery programs.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, no moneys shall be available from this fund until a certificate of allocation and a schedule of amounts to be available therefor shall have been issued by the director of the budget, upon the recommendation of the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and a copy of such certificate filed with the comptroller, the
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chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee. Such certificate may be amended from time to time by the director of the budget, upon the recommendation of the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and a copy of such amendment shall be filed with the comptroller, the chairman of the senate finance committee and the chairman of the assembly ways and means committee.
5. The moneys when allocated, shall be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, or by an officer or employee of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services designated by the commissioner.
6. The commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services shall promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the allocation of moneys from this fund.
§ 2. Section 171-a of the tax law, as separately amended by chapters 481 and 484 of the laws of 1981, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. Before any taxes, interest, penalties, or fees collected or received by the commissioner pursuant to article eighteen of this chapter are deposited pursuant to subdivision one of this section, the commissioner shall deposit one percent of such moneys collected into the voluntary recovery fund established pursuant to section ninety-seven-m of the state finance law.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law, provided, however, that no money shall be expended from the voluntary recovery fund pursuant to section 97-m of the state finance law, as added by section one of this act, until the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services has promulgated rules and regulations pertaining to the allocation of moneys of such fund.
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